Yoshitoshi's Women

by John Stevenson

Published 1 March 1987
Esteemed woodblock printer Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) is best known for designs of Japan's legendary past, for violent and bloody images, and for his images of women. Fuzoku sanjuniso, Thirty-two Aspects of Daily Life, was issued in 1888. The series followed a traditional format: a lighthearted